Basketball Recap: Normal West Skates Past Centennial with Ease

Wildcats

Team Score

12/20/24 vs Centennial	58
12/09/24 @ Rochester	50
12/06/24 vs Richwoods	50
12/03/24 vs Rock Island	49
12/05/24 vs Pontiac	47

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal West). They blew past the Centennial Chargers, posting a 58-20 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Chargers are ranked 553rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Normal West's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Centennial, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Normal West will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bloomington at 7:00 p.m. on January 9, 2025. Centennial also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025.